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In football there is nothing written before playing the games and that is what América de Cali clings to to win the quarterfinal series of the BetPlay League 2020 against Nacional, despite its weak football moment.
Two consecutive games lost in local condition are not a good precedent to start a final instance, but the outlook for the rival is not very flattering, and that in real terms could equate the key.
Just in one of the best early times that the team has been seen with the technical direction of Juan Cruz Real, he surpassed him in football and on the scoreboard, although constant errors in defense ruined what could be a resounding victory in the date 15 of the ‘all against all’.
On this occasion, the red box has two obligatory casualties: that of Argentine central defender Juan Pablo Segovia, who completed five cautions, and that of the midfielder of the line of three that most tries to get the team out of that area, Rafael Carrascal, who was sent off before Equidad and received three sanction dates.
Under these considerations, we must make use of the possible solutions: The first would be the young defender Pablo Ortiz, who has had good presentations and apart from that, he is also left-handed, like Segovia. His good size would help prevent Nacional from taking advantage of the aerial ball, but he is also fast and in heads-up they would not leave him behind so easily.
For the other absence there are several options: Rodrigo Ureña, Santiago Moreno or Luis Sánchez, to give more offensive dynamics to a team that needs the three points to go more calmly to the return game in Medellín. One of the three would be the companion of Felipe Jaramillo -a player with a higher brand and who with Cruz Real has had more minutes- and Carlos Sierra. Upstairs, Duván Vergara and Adrián Ramos will have to do everything possible to subdue the purslane defense.
Adversaries such as Nacional, who have talented, skilled and defining men on their payroll such as Andrés Andrade, Jarlan Barrera, Vladimir Hernández, Déinner Quiñones and Jefferson Duque cannot be given advantages, and on the contrary, take advantage of the defensive problems that also come experimenting.
In addition to the fact that they arrive with two coaches who want better performance: the local, unable to find the compass in the tactical aspect and the visitor who during the assignment he fulfills wants to engage his best system. Everything remains to be seen this Saturday, but for now it is a meeting of clubs whose current situation does not respond to the recognition they achieved a few years ago in local and international football.
Marco Antonio Garcés
Correspondent Futbolred Cali
On twitter: @marquitosgarces
